February 06, 2025 What New Tariffs Could Mean for Health Care Additional tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China could make it harder to access medications, medical devices, and personal protective equipment, the American Hospital Association said this week.
January 14, 2025 How Food Label Packages Could be Changing The FDA today announced a potential change to food labeling that would require “at-a-glance” nutrition information on the front of most packaged foods.
December 23, 2024 Federal Government Seeks Comments on Cybersecurity Response Plan The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking input on its update to the nation’s plan to respond to cybersecurity emergencies.
December 18, 2024 The Health Care Priorities in Proposed Government Funding Agreement Federal lawmakers late last evening unveiled the text of their proposed spending bill, which includes several key priorities for the hospital community.
December 10, 2024 5 Things to Know about the Hospital Landscape Heading into 2025 Hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and nationally will start 2025 with evolving challenges and a new political landscape to navigate.
December 09, 2024 U.S. House Lawmakers Call to Protect DSH Funding Congress has less than two weeks to stop critical funding cuts to hospitals that care for millions of Americans who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid.
November 26, 2024 Biden Proposes Medicare, Medicaid Coverage for Anti-Obesity Drugs The Biden administration announced a new proposal today to expand coverage of anti-obesity medications for millions of Americans on Medicare and Medicaid.
November 21, 2024 How Pennsylvania’s Rural Hospitals are Making a Difference Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals support more than three million Pennsylvanians across the commonwealth—and their impact goes far beyond patient care.
November 18, 2024 DEA Extends Telehealth Prescribing through 2025 For the third time, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has extended the COVID-19 flexibilities that have allowed clinicians to virtually prescribe certain medications through 2025.
November 04, 2024 5 Key Changes in Final CMS Payment Rules CMS finalized two payment rules for 2025 late Friday—the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and the Physician Fee Schedule—that contained several notable changes for hospitals and health care policy.